Reflexive & Reciprocal Verbs Flashcards

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Reflexive verbs

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Bruno se reveille

Se réveiller

Je - me reveille
Tu-  te reveilles
Il/Elle- se reveille
Nous-nous reveillons
Vous-vous reveillez
Ils-se reveillent.

Many verbs used to describe routines are reflexive

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Reflexive and reciprocal verbs

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Describe an action that the subject does to or for himself, herself, itself. Reflexive are conjugated like their non-reflexive counterparts but always use reflexive pronouns

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Non-reflexive

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Many non reflexive change meaning when they are used with a reflexive pronoun and might not literally express a reflexive action
Aller-to go
Mauser- to amuse
Apprecevoir- to catch sight of

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Expressing reflexive action

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A # of verbs are used only in reflexive form but may not literally express a reflexive action

Se méfier de- to distrust
Se moquer de- to make fun of.

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Affirmative imperative

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Form the affirmative imperative if a reflexive verb by adding the reflexive pronoun at the end if the verb with a hyphen in between. For negative commands begin with ne and place the reflexive pronoun immediately before the verb

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Negative commands

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Habillons-nous. Il faut partir
Let’s get dressed. We have to leave

Ne vous inquietez pas
Don’t worry

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Te / toi

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Remember to change te to toi in affirmative commands

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Pronouns

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In recipricol reflexives, the pronoun means to each other or to one another. Because two or more subjects are involved only plural verb forms are used.

Nous nous retrouvons au stade
We are meeting each other at the stadium

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